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If you once tried WOW and didn't like it, then chances are you won't like it now either. Nothing has changed apart from the end game.

Originally posted by Housam

1d say about 150-200 hours...you could do it in less if you have pleyed through it before

That sounds very manageable.. I was expecting around 1000+ hours...

I'm not a newbie to MMO's in general, but haven't played EQ2 yet. I'm basically in between starting Vanguard or EQ2. The former (V.) seems more interesting in general, but what I've read it lacks endgame content which I'm fond of. On the other hand the horror stories of people never reaching the level cap in EQ2 sound appaling to me.

Im a hardcore gamer, but I can't push myself to leveling if it's a project for the next 8 months. Could someone therefore give an estimated time span how long it would take to level up (in hours if possible) till the cap.

I've contemplated buying the game. First I'd like to get some player opinions on it's endgame. Yeah I'm one of those 'raiders' and therefore it's by biggest concern.

Also how long does it take to max one's combat level? Not that I'm planning to rush through the content, I like leveling, but I'm not prepared for an insanely long grind either. (Part of the reason I've been reluctant about trying EQ2).

Thx.

It will run on

Video: Nvidia 7900 GS (512mb)

CPU: Intel t2250

Memory: 2gb DDR2

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Video: Nvidia GO 7900 GS (512mb)

Memory: 2gb

Processor: Intel T2250

OS: Vista 32bit

How will it run?

I've contemplated buying the game, and probably will. But first I'd like to know how long it'll take to progress from lvl 1 till 80. Will it be like WOW 1-60 or eq 1-80?

Acer Aspire 9520 Laptop

Graphics: Nvidia GO 7900 (512mb stand alone memory)

Memory: 2gb

Processor: intel T2250

Will it run?

Hey

1. What are the bugs like (cosmetic, game play?), and how often would I encounter them?

2. How long does it take to hit the max level? This concerns me as I've found that most of meaningfull player interaction happens only at the high levels, and I'm not interestid in a huge long grind either.

If you wish, you could also shortly compare the game to WOW.. Thanks

1. How long is the grind from 1-50 (in hours if you will)?

2. How soloable is the grind?

3. What is the replay value of the leveling phase, are there different paths to take etc?

4. On a scale from 1-10 rate how challenging the endgame content is and include and explanation why you chose the specific score

 5. I know there are two raid instances currently, will it continue to be a part of the endgame as the game evolves?

The thing is, MMorpgs started as a product for the audience of adult core gamers, but soon gained foothold in the market for more casual players and kids. This leads to lazy development of games, which is ofcourse easy to get away with, as the kids enjoy any junk like Runescape that's given to them. With their parents wallets at disposal, and easily amazed minds they make the easiest target for most of the worlds gaming market.

Whilst the above is pretty self explanatory, I'd go so far to claim that until these swarms of kids literally grow up  to form a larger core group than we make up, the majority of the games will be poor attempts in the eyes of more practiced gamers like I. This trend of decline can be seen in many new games which lack in depth, and the degeneration of older ones like WOW (which is a matter im ready to debate for if someone wants to).

Brighter times ahead!

Eve Online as mentioned before sounds like the best choice so far. I'm no one to criticize and that's not what I intend, but let's be honest that it's hard to play any MMO without applying keyboard commands, especially when it comes to communication. Maybe you've sorted that, maybe you haven't. If it doesn't work out I'd introduce him to some online chess or poker, a game that imposes a mental rather than motoric challenge.

I wish you happy christmas and all the best to your brother, hope he gets better.

Seems to have become a common problem, but I can't connect either. Anyhow an invitation to raidsmsn@hotmail.com would be highly appriciated!

Thank you

Thanks again for the replies, they've all been very helpfull. To answer why I'm into raiding, it's an administrational challenge (I like to lead raids, come up with and perfect strategies) for me. The generic button pressing is very boring, and in that case I agree with you, I don't understand raiding for the sake of raiding.

Anyways, Everquest might afterall prove to be a too large of a grind for me to handle, as for this crusade I'm setting alone with no company, and I can't stand long static hours of clicking monsters, clicking spells, looting monsters and so on. I've now narrowed my search into two titles, FF online and DDO Stormreach, of which the latter one presumably has a very mature community. For now, I'd be happy if someone could tell me the basics of what comes to DDO's end game (I don't want to bother the DDO peeps with my questions just yet!), or any further knowledge on FF online.

That stated I'm going to sleep and to digest all this. I wish you good night, and thank you for the help.

Thanks for the replies. What comes to Tabula Rasa, I'll keep it in mind, but remain on the conservative side when it comes to themes in my RPG games (meaning im not into the futuristic technology). On the more positive side, FF online sounds like what I'm looking for. Ohh, and yeah, I have indeed completed WOW's raid content in it's entirity. (Time for some WOW jargon) That's also why I decided to quit, despite BT being an interesting dungeon, it's been a steady decline in quality since Naxxramas was introduced.

I'm looking for a game with emphasis on end game PVE content to be completed with a group of players or a raid. I have a lower level account in EQ2, but somehow it didn't hit me, and besides that I've already completed all the raids in WOW, so both of the games are out of question. I'll list below the games I've thought of, and hope that you can establish which one to pick from a endgame players point of view. All this because I don't want to have a mindless grind to realize the game afterall has nothing to offer for me.

- Lotro (Heard that it has "some" endgame raiding, but I have no idea to what extent)

- FF online

- DnD Stromreach

- Everquest 2 (If you convince me to pick up on it, I will!)

- Everquest (I've heard this game remains as the mother of killing dragons in a raid etc. BUT, I've also heard it's emphasised on quantity over quality)

- RF online

Please feel free to suggest another game which I haven't mentioned. I intentionally left out Lineage 2 upon hearing that it's a dreadfull grind to reach the level cap, so thats a no go. Other than that, I hope that you will take the time on reasoning why you suggest a specific title, if I wanted you to just blurt out the name I'd make this a poll. Thanks!